Download or read book Opening and Managing a Law Office Go Solo Win Clients and Be Your Own Boss written by Solo Small Firm Section Cla and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Guide for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers. The California Lawyers Association (Solo & Small Firm Section) gathered 47 expert authors to create a guide for navigating what may be the most exciting phase of your legal career-being your own boss. 775 pages

Download or read book Managing Your Manager How to Get Ahead with Any Type of Boss written by Gonzague Dufour and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn Everything You Can From Every Type of Boss Managers come in all varieties, and unfortunately you don't get to choose your preference. Too often, we find ourselves working for people who are tough to work for, difficult to "decode," or brilliant but inaccessible. Managing Your Manager is the answer to dealing with a problematic supervisor. Placing manager "types" into real-world categories--from the Bully, Scientist, and Star to the Geek, Parent, and Con Artist--it provides everything you need to make your work life more satisfying and productive. Managing Your Manager gives you the tools to: Categorize your boss based on telling traits Create a solid working relationship Avoid common pitfalls associated with certain types Become a strong leader based on lessons learned from various bosses Managers of all types can provide invaluable learning experiences that can enhance your career. Managing Your Manager empowers you with the knowledge, skills, and savvy for dealing with any type of boss and excelling in your job.

Download or read book Make It Your Own Law Firm written by Spencer Marc Aronfeld and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-01-17 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Make It Your Own Law Firm: The Ultimate Law Student's Guide to Owning, Managing, and Marketing Your Own Successful Law Firm" Spencer Aronfeld writes a personal and revealing account on how to start your own law firm. Whether you are in law school, recently graduated or a practicing attorney thinking of establishing your own law firm, this book provides a step-by-step road map. Aronfeld started his own law practice upon graduation from law school. He provides practical advice that will enable anyone with a deep passion to practice law to become the lawyer that they always wanted to be. Here is what lawyers are saying: "Whether you have ever considered starting your own firm or simply want to improve your practice at your existing firm (whether big or small), I urge you to purchase the book Make It Your Own Law Firm by Spencer Aronfeld, a trial attorney in Miami, Florida. I recommend you buy it not so much for the helpful advice he gives on how to develop your practice (and theres plenty of that) but more for the writing. What Spencer does, which few non-fiction writers can do, is to move you emotionally. He tells stories and puts you in the middle of them with him and makes you feel what he did. It is a unique and valuable gift for a lawyer, because ultimately we are story-tellers and we are tasked not only to affect the jurors minds but also to touch their hearts. Spencers writing style demonstrates he is the consummate story-teller and his diction and cadence and style are worth emulating. So, buy the book. Yes, it has great practice tips. But buy it because you will see what great writing is about. Clear, direct, moving and effective. Keep writing Spencer." Frank Ramos, Esquire

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book Solo Out of Law School written by Michael F. Brennan and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-27 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are plenty of books out there about the practical aspects of opening a law practice. This book is different. Solo out of Law School is a book for both law students thinking about a solo career and attorneys looking to open their own firms. It's about mindset, motivation, and viewing your solo career with perspective that allows you to see yourself and your work as something you can be proud of. It's not a "how to" guide to starting a law practice. It doesn't say anything about the tools you'll need or whether to open a brick and mortar office. Rather, it's a "how can" guide to developing the mental toughness and right mindset to succeed as a solo attorney. It's a collection of little lessons and simple reminders for when your choice to go solo in the first place come into doubt. Solo out of Law School is about finding the strength and motivation to keep pushing. By embracing the words on its pages, my hope is that you'll realize, no matter how much you doubt yourself or second-guess your actions, you are good enough to be successful as your own boss."

Download or read book How to Start and Build a Law Practice written by Jay G. Foonberg and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawyers in every phase of their careers have relied on this basic primer for planning and growing a successful practice. This new edition includes 30 additional chapters, updates on new technologies, and proven insights on all aspects of legal practice Major topic areas include getting started, selecting the best location, selecting the best equipment -- everything from stationery and furniture to computers; getting and keeping clients, the dos and don'ts of billing, and the basics of managing the office -- from stocking forms (many templates are included) and bookkeeping to using private investigators.

Download or read book Minding Your Own Business written by Ann M. Guinn and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2010 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small firm lawyers often get caught in the crossfire of practicing law and managing a business all at the same time. Commitments and interests levels may weigh more heavily on defending the freedoms guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution vs. calculating overtime pay for staff. They may be more interested in ensuring our legal system works, but not so interested in developing marketing strategies to attract new business.

Download or read book The Small Firm Roadmap written by Sam Glover and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's be honest, traditional small firm law practice is not working very well. Too many small firm lawyers struggle to make ends meet, get clients, meet clients' expectations, or they wrestle with mental health issues or substance abuse. Meanwhile, there is a huge gap between those who need legal help and those who can get it. But it doesn't have to be that way. We can build better firms, be more effective with our clients, enjoy better health and a greater sense of fulfillment, and make a bigger impact on our communities. With the client-centric law firm management model in The Small Firm Roadmap, you'll see that getting started is easier than you think. The team from Lawyerist.com-Aaron Street, Sam Glover, Stephanie Everett, and Marshall Lichty-will help you gain clarity around your career and firm goals and identify successful strategies for starting, managing, and growing a thriving future-oriented law firm. If you're ready to do great work that supports a great life, this book is for you.

Download or read book Start Your Own Law Practice written by Judge William Huss and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After years of school and maybe even after some years of practice, you are ready to be the boss. You want to hang out your shingle and open an office of your own. But running a profitable business takes more than just being a great attorney. Start Your Own Law Practice provides you with the knowledge to be both a great lawyer and successful business owner. Whether you are looking to open a sole practitioner's office or wanting to go into partnership with other colleagues, picking the right location, hiring the right support staff and taking care of all the finances are not easy tasks. With help from Start Your Own Law Practice, you can be sure you are making the best decisions for success. Don't let a wrong choice slow down your progress. Find advice on: Creating a Business Plan Managing the Office Raising Capital Billing and Fees Marketing Your Firm Building a Client Base Preventing Malpractice Suits Keeping an Eye on the Goal With checklists, sample letters and law office forms, Start Your Own Law Practice teaches you all the things they didn't in law school and gives you the confidence to go out and do it on your own.

Download or read book Model Rules of Professional Conduct written by American Bar Association. House of Delegates and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Download or read book Law Office on a Laptop written by Catherine Hodder and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a Mobile Law Practice? It is a law practice that is available when and where your clients need you. Structuring your practice as a mobile law practice allows you the flexibility to go to your clients, to work from your home office or to move to different offices. With today's technology, the options are unlimited. When you structure your Law Office on a Laptop, you have control over your hours, your overhead, and your life. Attorneys Catherine Hodder and Kelly C. Sturmthal have created a step-by-step interactive resource manual for starting up and running a successful mobile law practice. In this revised Second Edition, there is over 20% more information, including how to launch a solo practice and an expanded section on marketing through social media. With sample forms, helpful links, website information and checklists, this book has mapped out everything an attorney needs to set up their mobile law practice for success. -Considerations for Your Practice -Setting up Forms and Procedures -Evaluating Systems and Software -Marketing Yourself and Getting Clients -Using Social Media -State by State Guide for Law Practice Management -10 Tips for a Successful Solo Law Practice In addition to helpful links and resources, this book provides checklists of Goals and Opportunities to pursue so that you will have a concrete plan of action to start or enhance your own law practice. Note: The e-book version has clickable links to referenced websites. Advanced Reviews: ..".a great resource for any professional who is thinking about striking out on their own." - Karrie Bunting, Esq. ..".a book that impressively covers all the aspects of a law practice that one ought to think about before opening up shop..." - Liz Johnson, Esq., author of the Young, Hungry and Committed blog for lawyers. "There are many questions when you start a practice and this book gets them covered" - Hope Wood, Esq.

Download or read book Serve Up Coach Down written by Nathan Jamail and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serve Up Coach Down is Nathan Jamail's most impactful and contentious book yet. It debunks the myths of servant leadership that other books sell, namely that leaders in the middle must serve down to their people and defend up to their bosses. This is the exact opposite of what they should do: serve up to their bosses and coach down to their people. And it is costing them their power every day. 98% of leaders are leading from the middle, meaning they have a boss or bosses they answer to and employees they lead. From senior vice presidents to front-line managers, they should be the most powerful leaders in any organization. They are responsible for alignment, speed of change, buy-in, belief, accountability, and execution. Yet they often struggle with all of that by getting their teams to step up and winning approval from those above them. Why? Because they are serving down and defending up. Serve Up Coach Down addresses the key issues and obstacles that prevent leaders in the middle from owning the power that should drive their, their team's, and their organization's success and gives organizations the greatest competitive advantage they can have--speed of change--by creating leaders who their bosses can count on and who make their employees better. Want an organization with strong leaders and organizations based on a strong team culture built on strong leaders developing other strong leaders? Serve Up Coach Down is for you!

Download or read book Law Office on a Laptop written by Catherine Hodder and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a Mobile Law Practice? It is being is available when your clients need you. It is structuring your practice to have the flexibility to go to your clients, to work from your home office or to move to different offices. When you set up your Law Office on a Laptop, you have control over your hours, your overhead, and your life.Attorneys Catherine Hodder and Kelly C. Sturmthal have created a step-by-step interactive resource manual for starting up and running a successful mobile law practice. With sample forms and letters, helpful links, website information and checklists, this book has mapped out everything an attorney needs to set up their law practice with special considerations for attorneys on the go.* Considerations For Your Practice* Setting up Forms and Procedures* Evaluating Systems and Software* Marketing, Advertising and Getting Clients* A State-by-State Guide for Law Practice Management* Goals + Opportunities Checklist* Top 10 Tips for a Successful Solo Law PracticeWith Law Office on a Laptop, you will have a concrete plan of action to start or enhance your own law practice. Note: The e-book version has clickable links to referenced websites.

Download or read book The Founder s Dilemmas written by Noam Wasserman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Founder's Dilemmas examines how early decisions by entrepreneurs can make or break a startup and its team. Drawing on a decade of research, including quantitative data on almost ten thousand founders as well as inside stories of founders like Evan Williams of Twitter and Tim Westergren of Pandora, Noam Wasserman reveals the common pitfalls founders face and how to avoid them.

Download or read book Starting Up On Your Own written by Mike Johnson and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I wish this book had been available when I began my independent career. There’s only one word for it – PRICELESS!!!” -Shay McConnon, psychologist, trainer, coach, magician and mentor “Grounded in common-sense and humour and very clear about what can send you off track. - Norman Walker, former global head of Human Resources for Novartis, now an independent senior executive coach and consultant on leadership "AMUST read, for anyone thinking about life outside the organisation” - Goran Hultin former Deputy Director General at the ILO (International Labour Office), now a successful independent consultant HOW TO WORK FOR YOURSELF AND MAKE IT WORK Are you thinking of starting up on your own and working for yourself? Do you need to know the nuts and bolts of setting up; marketing yourself and prospecting for new business; keeping things running on a day-to-day basis? Have you already made the leap and want to get more work, new clients, higher fees? This practical, no-nonsense book pulls no punches and gives you all the guidance you need to set yourself up and get work in the first place, plus all the know-how you need to survive, prosper and expand once you’re up and running. See the book’s website at www.pearson-books.com/startinguponyourownfor up-to-the minute financial and tax information for small businesses and the self-employed. This book was previously known as Smarter Consulting. IF YOU NEVER WANT TO WORK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE AGAIN, YOU NEED STARTING UP ON YOUR OWN! Chances are that if you're looking at this book you are at least thinking about taking the big step of going it alone. Or you're already in business as an independent and you want to get better at it. Well, you've come to the right place. Starting Up On Your Own covers everything you need to get ready to work for yourself and, once you've taken the plunge, how to develop your business and stay the course. If you’re not already in business, the first step is to decide if this is the right path for you. To help you with this critical decision, this book takes you through the reality of what's involved and has a unique self-assessment quiz to help you check out your suitability for the independent working lifestyle. You’re probably an expert in your chosen field. That’s great: you’ll be selling your expertise. But when you're working for yourself you have to be good at a whole lot of other things too. Starting Up On Your Own covers everything you need to do to make money and survive as an independent. * Where do I start? * How should I market myself? * How can I get repeat business from my clients? * How do I win new clients? * What should I charge and what do I need to do to make sure I get paid on time? * When can I put up my fees? (And when shouldn’t I?) * Can I work from home? * How much will I need to invest? * Should I hire someone else to work for me? * How shall I organise my time? The answers to all these questions and more are right here. What are you waiting for? Mike Johnsonbegan life as an independent, freelance consultant in 1982, before founding a corporate communications firm in Brussels and London, following a career in journalism and corporate communication for multinational corporations. In 1999 he started again as an independent consultant and freelance. This book is about what he has learned on his freelance journey. His focus today centres around the world of work, talent management and corporate communication for both private and public o

Download or read book Law Office on a Laptop written by Catherine Hodder and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a Mobile Law Practice? It is being is available when your clients need you. It is structuring your practice to have the flexibility to go to your clients, to work from your home office or to move to different offices. When you set up your Law Office on a Laptop, you have control over your hours, your overhead, and your life.Attorneys Catherine Hodder and Kelly C. Sturmthal have created a step-by-step interactive resource manual for starting up and running a successful mobile law practice. With sample forms and letters, helpful links, website information and checklists, this book has mapped out everything an attorney needs to set up their law practice with special considerations for the attorneys on the go.Considerations For Your PracticeSetting up Forms and ProceduresEvaluating Systems and SoftwareMarketing Yourself and Getting ClientsLeveraging with Social MediaState-by-State Guide for Law Practice ManagementGoals + Opportunities ChecklistTop 10 Tips for a Successful Solo Law PracticeWith Law Office on a Laptop, you will have a concrete plan of action to start or enhance your own law practice.

Download or read book Six Figure Solo Transform Your Practice from Surviving to Thriving written by Alexandra Lozano Esq and published by Amiga Lawyers LLC. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a solo practitioner does not have to mean going it alone. More powerful than any new management system, or technique I can teach you, is this underlying truth that you are not simply running a law firm, but a business. Done correctly, it becomes your key to unlocking the door to a truly better life. In my first book, Be the CEO: Gain Control, Turn a Profit, and Re-claim Your Life, I focused on how to think and act like a CEO and the different roles a lawyer takes on in order to build a successful business. In this, my second book, Six-Figure Solo: Transform Your Practice from Surviving to Thriving, I take what it means to be the CEO of Your Law Firm to a higher level with a focus on what it means to truly be in control of your law firm, your finances, and your life. Each of us might be at different points in our practices, yet this book provides actionable advice for attorneys of all levels and in different fields of practice. At the heart of the book is the goal to make you a better business owner; to show you that you are not simply running a law practice, you are building a sustainable business. "Step 1: Getting Paid" offers revolutionary ways to ensure that you are paid what you are worth. It explores the flat-fee model, different client payment options, ways to stay top of mind with current and past clients, ways to perform pro bono purposefully, how to follow up on leads, and it covers the advantages of paying yourself a salary. "Step 2: Taking Your Law Firm's Brand to the Next Level" takes a hard look at your brand to figure out whether your messaging is working (i.e., low cost/high volume vs. high end/low volume) and whether the model you've chosen is by choice or by necessity. It co-vers how to use your writing and advocacy skills to position yourself as an expert to gain media coverage. It explains the importance of building a following on social media and offers ways of building an email list. Last but not least, Step 2 provides guidance on protecting your brand and responding to bad reviews. "Step 3: Conquering Sales with Confidence and Authenticity" shows you how to incorporate sales and value-based price quoting into your consultations; how to overcome objections; and how to use creative upselling to offer current clients additional, yet relevant, services. "Step 4: It's All About the Client" takes a deep dive into the prob-lems that plague lawyer/client communication and how to recog-nize, fix, and avoid those problems. It places emphasis on the speed at which a lawyer should contact a client with bad news or after a misunderstanding. And it focuses on the importance of customer service and ongoing nurturing of the lawyer/client relationship. "Step 5: Streamlining Your Law Firm" gets into the nitty-gritty of hiring and firing, assessing your firm's needs to avoid over-hiring, maximizing your current employees, choosing the right clients, and minimizing your dependence on paper. "Step 6: Achieving Success in Work and Life: Accepting Accounta-bility & Responsibility" jumps head first into spotting reasons why your firm might not be performing as well as it should be and why you may be under-earning; how you can decrease the deficiencies and increase the efficiencies in your law firm to maximize your time and your profits; and how to systematize your law firm and gain more time to perform the activities that are important to you.